Chrystelle Wedi is a medical doctor. A Rhodes Scholar, she is pursuing a PhD in obstetrics and gynecology at Oxford University, where she investigates the effects of maternal HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy on birth outcomes. Wedi is co-founder of the Ono Mtoto Wako (See Your Baby) social initiative designed to offer free ultrasonography services through a mobile clinic. She is secretary general of Vandelo, an NGO based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which establishes medical facilities for women and children residing in low-income communities. And she is a co-managing partner of Watoto Hospital and Karibuni Hospital in DRC. Wedi is an Aspen Institute New Voices fellow.
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